Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Surface Transportation Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 25, 2006No. 05-1233PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Chief Judge.
The Kaw River Railroad, Inc. (KRR) secured the authorization of the Surface Transportation Board to acquire by lease, sublease, and assignment some 18.2 miles of track controlled by the Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS). The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which represents employees of the KCS, argues the Board did not have jurisdiction to approve the transfer because the track is “switching” track and therefore excepted from STB authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 10906. We dismiss the petition because the Union does not have standing to seek…
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